Resource recovery; Turning waste into watts

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Mechanical Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:5490481

Boley, G L ^[1]

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1. ABB REsource Recovery Systems, Windsor, CT (US)

This paper reports on waste that is processed to produce refuse-derived fuel which is burned in boilers to produce steam that is used to generate electrical energy. The waste-processing portion of the facility has a nominal capacity of 2000 tons of acceptable waste per day with a guaranteed capacity of 12,000 tons per week. The facility uses a municipal solid waste- (MSW) processing scheme that prepares waste for combustion by removing noncombustible materials such as dirt, metals, and glass and then sizing the fuel for improved combustion. The MSW processing system has five main components: inspection/picking ahead of processing; flail shredding; magnetic separation; screening; and secondary shredding. The facility has two parallel identical processing lines, each with a nominal capacity rating of 100 tons per hour.

• OSTI ID: 5490481
• Journal Information: Mechanical Engineering; (United States), Journal Name: Mechanical Engineering; (United States) Vol. 112:12; ISSN MEENA; ISSN 0025-6501
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
090900* -- Biomass Fuels-- Processing-- (1990-)
ENERGY FACILITIES
ENERGY RECOVERY
FUELS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTES